Round 1 of the 2015 Japanese Super Formula Championship was held in Suzuka, Japan on 19 April 2015. Andre Lotterer was the race winner.
Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Best Time |
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1 | 2 | Andre Lotterer | LOT | Germany | PETRONAS TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:01.371 | 202.40 km/h | 1:41.196 |
2 | 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | KAZ | Japan | PETRONAS TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:10.855 | 9.484 | 1:41.431 |
3 | 41 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | DOCOMO DANDELION M41Y | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:29.077 | 27.706 | 1:41.048 |
4 | 19 | J.P.L.de Oliveira | OLI | Brazil | LENOVO TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:40.370 | 38.999 | 1:41.490 |
5 | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | ISH | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO · INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:41.450 | 40.079 | 1:42.022 |
6 | 64 | Daisuke Nakajima | DAI | Japan | NAKAJIMA RACING | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:45.279 | 43.908 | 1:42.225 |
7 | 11 | Takuya Izawa | IZA | Japan | REAL | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:46.146 | 44.775 | 1:42.010 |
8 | 40 | Tomoki Nojiri | NOJ | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M40S | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:53.040 | 51.669 | 1:40.912 |
9 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Team KYGNUS SUNOCO | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:14:57.804 | 56.433 | 1:42.498 |
10 | 65 | Bertrand Baguette | BAG | Belgium | NAKAJIMA RACING | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:15:11.156 | 1:09.785 | 1:42.875 |
11 | 20 | Andrea Caldarelli | CAL | Italy | LENOVO TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:15:15.889 | 1:14.518 | 1:43.130 |
12 | 7 | Ryo Hirakawa | HIR | Japan | ACHIEVEMENT Team KYGNUS SUNOCO | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:15:16.222 | 1:14.851 | 1:42.672 |
13 | 18 | Yuichi Nakayama | NAK | Japan | KCMG Elyse | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:15:29.955 | 1:28.584 | 1:42.908 |
14 | 4 | William Buller | BUL | Great Britain | FUJI×D'station KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:15:37.976 | 1:36.605 | 1:41.994 |
15 | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto | YAM | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:12:29.394 | 1 lap | 1:41.021 |
16 | 3 | James Rossiter | ROS | Great Britain | FUJI×D'station KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:12:55.322 | 1 lap | 1:42.457 |
17 | 39 | Yuji Kunimoto | KUN | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO · INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:14:35.747 | 1 lap | 1:41.431 |
DNF | 34 | Takashi Kogure | KOG | Japan | DRAGO CORSE | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone | 6 | 10:29.007 | 37 laps | 1:42.877 |
DNS | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | TSU | Japan | REAL | HONDA HR-414E | Bridgestone |